Staffordshire Police
- Date 7 August 2018
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 38: Not upheld, FOI 40: Not upheld
The complainant requested information about commendations awarded to police officers and civilian staff in 2007 for their work on a high profile criminal investigation. Staffordshire Police disclosed some information, but refused to disclose the names and job roles of all but one of the recipients, citing the exemptions at section 31 (law enforcement), section 38 (health and safety) and section 40 (personal information) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that Staffordshire Police was entitled to rely on section 40 to withhold most of the information and on section 38 to withhold the remainder.